The investigators believe DCAMKL-1 is a stem cell tumor marker and is elevated in patients with pancreatic cancer. The investigators would like to analyze its expression pre and post treatment, to gauge the correlation between current pancreatic cancer therapies and the expression of DCAMKL-1

Patients with pancreatic cancer who undergo chemotherapy treatment only

Neoadjuvant group

Patients with pancreatic cancer who undergo neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery

Adjuvant group

Patients with pancreatic cancer who undergo surgery followed by chemotherapy

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and older

Genders Eligible for Study:

Both

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

No

Sampling Method:

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Human patients with pancreatic cancer undergo various treatments for pancreatic cancer. We will examine the expression of Dcamkl-1 pre and post therapy (including, chemotherapy only, surgery only, neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapies) to correlate treatment with a change in DCAMKl-1 expression.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

pancreatic cancer

Exclusion Criteria:

age < 18, history of other types of cancer

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01580241